How does Miller handle the theme of justice in The Crucible and what message does he impart on the audience?

... How does Miller handle the theme of justice in The Crucible and what message does he impart on the audience? The word 'justice' can be defined as rightfulness and lawfulness, although I interpret it's meaning in this case as 'fairness'. In the play The Crucible, Miller's message to the audience is that there will always be some kind of injustice and unfairness. The witch trials show injustice in a very obvious way. They condemned people to death by hanging without a fair trial and a lawyer to represent them at the trial. Most of the injustice is centred around the court and the action of the judges who predetermine the fate of the accused by their closeness and regular attendance to church. Some of characters suffer a lack of justice, particularly the main character John Proctor. At the end of the play when John Proctor has been falsely accused of helping the

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